Islamabad, Pakistani Minister of Religious Affairs Noor-ul-Haq Qadri affirmed that a visit being paid by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense, to Pakistan will contribute to consolidate historic existing relations between the two countries.

In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), he disclosed that the HRH Crown Prince's visit will develop these relations into wider aspects of cooperation in various fields.

The Pakistani minister added that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia always stands by Pakistan, asserting that the Pakistani people welcome HRH the Crown Prince.